Burgos CF v Real Zaragoza
Segunda División | Estadio Municipal de El Plantío
Monday, 30 October 2023 @ 8.00pm
Real Zaragoza come to Estadio Municipal de El Plantío to play Burgos CF on late Monday in poor form, having collected just four points from their last six games.
The visitors have won one and drawn one of their last six fixtures, while Burgos have three wins and three losses.
In Curro Sánchez, Burgos have the league's sharpest shooter so far this season. He has notched eight goals in 12 appearances.
His goal rate of one every 132 minutes is much quicker than that of Maikel Mesa Piñero, Zaragoza's top scorer with a goal every 276 minutes, and a total of three goals in 12 games.
With 16 goals in 12 games so far this season, the hosts are scoring more than average in the league with 1.3 goals per game. But they are conceding more than average too, letting in 18 goals at a rate of 1.5 per game.
The away side, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.2 goals per game. They have conceded 0.9 goals per game.
Burgos are 14th in the table after 12 games, of which they have won five and drawn one, earning 16 points.
Zaragoza are five places ahead of Burgos in ninth, with six wins and two draws putting them on 20 points.
Over the last year, Burgos and Zaragoza have played each other twice. they drew both of them.
Their last meeting was on February 26, when they played out a 0-0 draw.
Burgos's last match was on October 22, a 3-0 loss against Racing Santander.
Zaragoza lost 3-2 against SD Eibar last time out, on October 21, with Jaume Grau Ciscar and Mesa Piñero on the scoresheet.
Monday's match will be refereed by Luis Mario Milla Alvéndiz, who has taken charge of six Segunda División games so far this season, issuing two red cards and booking 35 players. He has not awarded any penalties.
He is yet to oversee a match featuring either Burgos or Zaragoza this season.